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2017 was a stellar year for new music. It was so very hard to arrive to ten songs, but here is my list finally:

Lourde – The Louvre

Lourde is a such an amazing talent. Other great songs from her Melodrama album include “Green Light,” “Homemade Dynamite,” “Liability,” “Writer in the Dark,” and “Supercut.” It is definitely my favorite album of the year, by far.

Jason Bajada – Blondie

Jason is one of my favorite artists. For the past few years most of his material has been in French but for this new effort he’s back at singing in English. His voice is amazing in any language.

Japanese Breakfast – Road Head

Japanese Breakfast is Michelle Zauner’s (of Little Big League) solo effort. Would it be wrong to say that Japanese Breakfast is by far better than Little Big League? This song seems ideal for driving in the dark.

The xx – I Dare You

The xx keep getting better and better. Their 2017 album, I See You, doesn’t have a single weak moment. This song is the big highlight.

Waxahatchee – Silver

I don’t know how I had never heard of Waxahatchee until this year. I’ve caught up, however. Is this not The Breeders for the teens?

The War on Drugs – Thinking of a Place

The War on Drugs’ A Deeper Understanding album is close to perfection. I love Adam’s Dylanesque voice.

Japanese Breakfast – Machinist

I’m not a fan of autotuned voices, but Michelle’s use of it here is so well done. I love the video too!

Unlike last year, I’m not waiting until June to put together my list of my favorite songs from the previous year. My favorite songs of 2013, in order, are:

1. Fresh Strawberries by Franz Ferdinand. FF has been the best band of the past 10 years. Their 2013 Album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action was nothing short of amazing.

2. Gravediggress by CocoRosie. I don’t know how I have missed this group before, but CocoRosie is wonderfully weird. This song is addictive despite the horrible fact that there is a clown in this video.

3. I Got You by Jack Johnson. I couldn’t help being all romantic in 2013, with getting married to the most amazing woman and all, so yeah I had this song playing a lot this year.

4. A New Life by Jim James. And when I didn’t play Jack Johnson, I was playing Jim James’s A New Life. To be fair, we caught Jim James at the Newport Folk Festival. Now I get why people are so excited about My Morning Jacket.

5. Les jolies Françaises by Jason Bajada. Jason’s Le Résulta de mes bêtises was one of those albums that I couldn’t stop listening to, and still haven’t.

6. Changeling by Alison Moyet. Call me a child of the 80s, but Alison is back. Her voice is just as great as it was back with Yazoo.

7. All That’s Mine by Depeche Mode. Speaking of the 80s, Depeche Mode is still strong and possibly better. I seem to be biased since they are my favorite band. I was once embarrassed to say it, but there is no denying that I listen to them more than anyone else, my LastFM scrobbles don’t lie, http://www.last.fm/user/BernardLeCroix.

8. We Are Not Cool by Stripmall Architecture. I’m crazy about this band.

9. I’d Rather Be High by David Bowie. Bowie is also back. I don’t know what happened between Scary Monsters and now but this album, and this song, is excellent.

10. Came Back Haunted by Nine Inch Nails. I’ve been a Trent Reznor fan forever, but hide it well. NIN is fantastic for Monday morning commuting.

Cool and innnovative set of photographs from the series ‘I’m not here’ in which photographer Pol Ubeda Hervas captures the human absence from its surroundings. The concept behind the series is deeply metaphorical, visual food for though reflecting the situations where the change is irreversible and we cannot even recognize ourselves.

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